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Recycling: clear benefits<br />
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De-coupling from primary production<br />
production scrap is a significant, readily available resource<br />
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Economically justifiable<br />
production scrap has an economic value<br />
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Lower environmental impact<br />
recycling needs less energy & has lower CO 2<br />
emissions<br />
Mitigate metal scarcity by resource conservation<br />
special metals are reused in products, instead of landfilled<br />
Remove impact of metal price fluctuations<br />
the producer may remain owner of the metal in the scrap<br />
Secure access to raw materials<br />
you know the location, the recycler and the owner<br />
Dealing with complexity in developing<br />
new recycling technologies<br />
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International Minor <strong>Metals</strong> Conference 2011<br />
Kris Van den Broeck
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